Making Deep Connections
Keith Langford, the District’s Family and Community Engagement Coordinator,
knows that the members of this community have much to offer Shaker students
and their teachers, and has made it his mission to tap into this wealth of
knowledge and caring.
“So many of the fantastic events and learning programs in the Shaker schools
happen only because of our committed volunteers, and we are always looking for
more help,” says Langford. “We have volunteer opportunities for social and academic
events, during the school day, in the evenings, and on weekends.”
To help match volunteers with those needs, Langford manages a volunteer
signup database at shaker.org/volunteer.
One such effort that relies heavily on volunteers is Woodbury’s Repeated
Reading program. Woodbury staff members Renauta Griffin, Kim Harris, and
Keith Langford, the District’s
Family and Community
Engagement Coordinator, has
made it his mission to connect
community members with
volunteer opportunities in the
Shaker schools.
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